‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ returns with empty chair after host’s killing

(NewsNation) — Two days aft blimpish commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated during a field speaking event, his podcast returned to the aerial with an bare seat near successful his honor.

Andrew Kolvet, a shaper of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” hosted Friday’s programme alongside Kirk’s friends Tyler Bowyer, Jack Posobiec and Blake Neff. Kolvet said the radical gathered successful Kirk’s workplace for a “sacred, solemn moment” to grant their workfellow and friend.

Kirk, laminitis of the blimpish radical Turning Point USA, was shot and killed Wednesday during a circuit halt astatine Utah Valley University. He was appearing arsenic portion of his “Prove Me Wrong: The American Comeback” speaking circuit erstwhile a gunshot struck his neck.

Authorities identified the suspected shooter Friday arsenic Tyler Robinson, 22, who was taken into custody, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said.

Kolvet said Kirk’s seat would stay bare successful the workplace to symbolize his absence. “Nobody could ever anticipation to capable it,” helium said. “But, by each of america together, we privation to grant him, and we privation to beryllium much similar him, and we privation to beryllium inspired by him.”